Fact Monster: Fruit to Hieroglyphics

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Answer Key for This Hunt
September #1
1. apples; 2. dependable; 3. Nevada; 4. amphibian; 5. Egypt.

This Hunt's Questions
1. From what fruit is the juice known as cider made?
2. A good citizen is trustworthy. Which word below best describes a "trustworthy" person?
3. Ecuador (pronounced eh-KWAH-dor) is a country in South America. Which U.S. state is about the same size as Ecuador?
4. Is a toad an amphibian or a reptile?
5. Long, long ago, when people first wrote things down, they used a kind of writing called hieroglyphics (pronounced high-er-uh-GLIF-icks). In which country did people use hieroglyphics to write?